Hi Leigh, There are probably several places you could search on-line. The State Records of NSW might have something on him. I just checked the Qld State Library website. You haven't stated how much info you have already but if it is only what you have stated in your email, I can add a little more. The British Convict Transportation registers at the Qld State Library website have the following info: Edward Neighbour one of 249 convicts on the Thomas Arbuthnot departed 6/1/1847. Convicted at Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury Quarter Sessions term 7 yrs. One curious notation was 'disembarked at Port Phillip (Melbourne) not VDL'. Perhaps the ship originally set out for Tasmania but decided for some reason to unload the convicts in Melbourne? Another lister may be able to shed some light on this. There are four other Neighbour convicts listed on the Tasmanian Archives website. James arrived 1835, John 1833, William 1843 and William 1834. Could they perhaps be related? Lyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leigh Neighbour" <neimor@optusnet.com.au> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 2:09 AM Subject: [AUS-CON] Searching for Edward NEIGHBOUR >I am trying to locate Edward NEIGHBOUR he arived on May 1847 on the Sir >Thomas Arbuthnot his age was 16 > > > > Thanking you. > > Leigh neighbour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

It looks highly likely that your Edward Neighbour was a "Pentonvillian" or "Exile". They were convicts who were trained in a trade in Pentonville and other UK prisons and then sent to Australia and given a conditional pardon on arrival in Melbourne. The condition was that they could not return to England until their original sentence had expired. In all other respects they were free. The Thomas Arbruthnot arrived in Port Phillip 4 May 1847 See "Convicts of the Port Phillip District" by Keith M Clark. If he was one of this group then you should be able to find him in that book. See also NSW State Records HTH Peter Ferguson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Elgood" <stane@ozemail.com.au> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:18 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Searching for Edward NEIGHBOUR > Hi Leigh, > > There are probably several places you could search on-line. The State > Records of NSW might have something on him. > > I just checked the Qld State Library website. You haven't stated how much > info you have already but if it is only what you have stated in your > email, > I can add a little more. > > The British Convict Transportation registers at the Qld State Library > website have the following info: > > Edward Neighbour one of 249 convicts on the Thomas Arbuthnot departed > 6/1/1847. Convicted at Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury Quarter Sessions term 7 > yrs. > > One curious notation was 'disembarked at Port Phillip (Melbourne) not > VDL'. > > Perhaps the ship originally set out for Tasmania but decided for some > reason > to unload the convicts in Melbourne? Another lister may be able to shed > some light on this. > > There are four other Neighbour convicts listed on the Tasmanian Archives > website. James arrived 1835, John 1833, William 1843 and William 1834. > Could they perhaps be related? > > Lyn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leigh Neighbour" <neimor@optusnet.com.au> > To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 2:09 AM > Subject: [AUS-CON] Searching for Edward NEIGHBOUR > > >>I am trying to locate Edward NEIGHBOUR he arived on May 1847 on the Sir >>Thomas Arbuthnot his age was 16 >> >> >> >> Thanking you. >> >> Leigh neighbour >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sorry, my query was for Stephen John Ward & Harriet Knights who left Plymouth England on the Shand 1854 and arrived Portland, Victoria 1855 I've been able to find the ship's details, but no a listing of passengers, or any other trace of the above. Jenni Ray On 07/03/2009, at 11:56 AM, PETER FERGUSON wrote: > It looks highly likely that your Edward Neighbour was a > "Pentonvillian" or > "Exile". They were convicts who were trained in a trade in > Pentonville and > other UK prisons and then sent to Australia and given a conditional > pardon > on arrival in Melbourne. The condition was that they could not > return to > England until their original sentence had expired. In all other > respects > they were free. > > The Thomas Arbruthnot arrived in Port Phillip 4 May 1847 > > See "Convicts of the Port Phillip District" by Keith M Clark. If he > was one > of this group then you should be able to find him in that book. > > See also NSW State Records > > HTH > > Peter Ferguson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stan Elgood" <stane@ozemail.com.au> > To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:18 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Searching for Edward NEIGHBOUR > > >> Hi Leigh, >> >> There are probably several places you could search on-line. The >> State >> Records of NSW might have something on him. >> >> I just checked the Qld State Library website. You haven't stated >> how much >> info you have already but if it is only what you have stated in your >> email, >> I can add a little more. >> >> The British Convict Transportation registers at the Qld State Library >> website have the following info: >> >> Edward Neighbour one of 249 convicts on the Thomas Arbuthnot departed >> 6/1/1847. Convicted at Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury Quarter Sessions >> term 7 >> yrs. >> >> One curious notation was 'disembarked at Port Phillip (Melbourne) not >> VDL'. >> >> Perhaps the ship originally set out for Tasmania but decided for some >> reason >> to unload the convicts in Melbourne? Another lister may be able to >> shed >> some light on this. >> >> There are four other Neighbour convicts listed on the Tasmanian >> Archives >> website. James arrived 1835, John 1833, William 1843 and William >> 1834. >> Could they perhaps be related? >> >> Lyn >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Leigh Neighbour" <neimor@optusnet.com.au> >> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 2:09 AM >> Subject: [AUS-CON] Searching for Edward NEIGHBOUR >> >> >>> I am trying to locate Edward NEIGHBOUR he arived on May 1847 on >>> the Sir >>> Thomas Arbuthnot his age was 16 >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanking you. >>> >>> Leigh neighbour >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >